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American Association (19th century)|American Association team season
1886 Pittsburgh Alleghenys
LeagueAmerican Association
BallparkRecreation Park
CityAllegheny, Pennsylvania
OwnerDenny McKnight
ManagerHorace B. Phillips
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The 1886 Pittsburgh Alleghenys season was the fifth season of the Pittsburgh Alleghenys franchise. The Alleghenys finished second in the American Association with a record of 80–57.

Regular season

Season standings

American Association
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Browns 93 46 .669 — 52‍–‍18 41‍–‍28
Pittsburgh Alleghenys 80 57 .584 12 45‍–‍28 35‍–‍29
Brooklyn Grays 76 61 .555 16 44‍–‍25 32‍–‍36
Louisville Colonels 66 70 .485 25½ 37‍–‍30 29‍–‍40
Cincinnati Red Stockings 65 73 .471 27½ 40‍–‍31 25‍–‍42
Philadelphia Athletics 63 72 .467 28 38‍–‍31 25‍–‍41
New York Metropolitans 53 82 .393 38 30‍–‍33 23‍–‍49
Baltimore Orioles 48 83 .366 41 30‍–‍32 18‍–‍51

Record vs. opponents

1886 American Association record
Sources:
Team BAL BR CIN LOU NY PHI PIT STL
Baltimore — 6–14–1 5–13–2 7–12–2 8–9 8–10–1 7–12–2 7–13
Brooklyn 14–6–1 — 13–7 13–7 10–9–1 11–7–2 8–12 7–13
Cincinnati 13–5–2 7–13 — 10–10 13–7–1 10–10 7–13 5–15
Louisville 12–7–2 7–13 10–10 — 11–8 9–11 7–12 10–9
New York 9–8 9–10–1 7–13–1 8–11 — 8–12 8–12 4–16
Philadelphia 10–8–1 7–11–2 10–10 11–9 12–8 — 8–11–1 5–15
Pittsburgh 12–7–2 12–8 13–7 12–7 12–8 11–8–1 — 8–12
St. Louis 13–7 13–7 15–5 9–10 16–4 15–5 12–8 —


Game log

1886 Game Log
April: 4–7 (Home: 0–0; Away: 4–7)
# Date Opponent Score Record
1 Sunday, Apr 18 @ St. Louis Browns 4–8 0–1
2 Sunday, Apr 18 @ St. Louis Browns 5–10 0–2
3 Monday, Apr 19 @ St. Louis Browns 6–5 1–2
4 Tuesday, Apr 20 @ St. Louis Browns 10–11 1–3
5 Wednesday, Apr 21 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 13–7 2–3
6 Thursday, Apr 22 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 8–9 2–4
7 Friday, Apr 23 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 7–13 2–5
8 Saturday, Apr 24 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 10–14 2–6
9 Monday, Apr 26 @ Louisville Colonels 8–3 3–6
10 Tuesday, Apr 27 @ Louisville Colonels 8–3 4–6
11 Wednesday, Apr 28 @ Louisville Colonels 1–2 4–7
May: 15–8 (Home: 9–5; Away: 6–3)
# Date Opponent Score Record
12 Saturday, May 1 St. Louis Browns 4–5 4–8
13 Monday, May 3 St. Louis Browns 7–6 5–8
14 Tuesday, May 4 St. Louis Browns 7–14 5–9
15 Thursday, May 6 St. Louis Browns 6–0 6–9
16 Saturday, May 8 Cincinnati Red Stockings 9–6 7–9
17 Monday, May 10 Cincinnati Red Stockings 2–4 7–10
18 Tuesday, May 11 Cincinnati Red Stockings 9–7 8–10
19 Wednesday, May 12 Cincinnati Red Stockings 9–7 9–10
20 Thursday, May 13 Louisville Colonels 4–2 10–10
21 Friday, May 14 Louisville Colonels 1–4 10–11
22 Saturday, May 15 Louisville Colonels 2–6 10–12
23 Monday, May 17 Louisville Colonels 5–3 11–12
24 Tuesday, May 18 @ New York Metropolitans 4–14 11–13
25 Wednesday, May 19 @ New York Metropolitans 6–4 12–13
26 Thursday, May 20 @ Brooklyn Grays 1–0 13–13
27 Friday, May 21 @ Brooklyn Grays 6–4 14–13
28 Saturday, May 22 @ New York Metropolitans 5–4 15–13
29 Tuesday, May 25 @ Brooklyn Grays 6–4 16–13
30 Wednesday, May 26 @ Brooklyn Grays 3–7 16–14
31 Thursday, May 27 @ Baltimore Orioles 6–5 17–14
32 Friday, May 28 @ Baltimore Orioles 1–4 17–15
33 Saturday, May 29 Baltimore Orioles 15–5 18–15
34 Saturday, May 29 Baltimore Orioles 4–0 19–15
June: 12–10 (Home: 7–4; Away: 5–6)
# Date Opponent Score Record
35 Tuesday, Jun 1 @ Philadelphia Athletics 6–16 19–16
36 Wednesday, Jun 2 @ Philadelphia Athletics 6–1 20–16
37 Thursday, Jun 3 @ Philadelphia Athletics 5–12 20–17
38 Friday, Jun 4 @ Philadelphia Athletics 16–8 21–17
39 Saturday, Jun 5 Cincinnati Red Stockings 3–1 22–17
40 Monday, Jun 7 Cincinnati Red Stockings 3–0 23–17
41 Tuesday, Jun 8 Cincinnati Red Stockings 9–10 23–18
42 Thursday, Jun 10 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 5–1 24–18
43 Friday, Jun 11 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 3–5 24–19
44 Saturday, Jun 12 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 6–5 25–19
45 Sunday, Jun 13 @ St. Louis Browns 0–2 25–20
46 Wednesday, Jun 16 @ St. Louis Browns 0–1 25–21
47 Friday, Jun 18 Louisville Colonels 4–9 25–22
48 Saturday, Jun 19 Louisville Colonels 2–3 25–23
49 Monday, Jun 21 Louisville Colonels 8–2 26–23
50 Wednesday, Jun 23 St. Louis Browns 3–0 27–23
51 Thursday, Jun 24 St. Louis Browns 1–2 27–24
52 Friday, Jun 25 @ Louisville Colonels 5–19 27–25
53 Saturday, Jun 26 @ Louisville Colonels 4–3 28–25
54 Monday, Jun 28 Philadelphia Athletics 9–1 29–25
55 Tuesday, Jun 29 Philadelphia Athletics 7–2 30–25
56 Wednesday, Jun 30 Philadelphia Athletics 12–3 31–25
July: 12–13 (Home: 8–5; Away: 4–8)
# Date Opponent Score Record
57 Thursday, Jul 1 Philadelphia Athletics 4–5 31–26
58 Friday, Jul 2 Baltimore Orioles 6–0 32–26
59 Saturday, Jul 3 Baltimore Orioles 3–12 32–27
60 Monday, Jul 5 Baltimore Orioles 15–1 33–27
61 Monday, Jul 5 Baltimore Orioles 13–2 34–27
62 Wednesday, Jul 7 Brooklyn Grays 6–2 35–27
63 Thursday, Jul 8 Brooklyn Grays 8–1 36–27
64 Friday, Jul 9 Brooklyn Grays 0–4 36–28
65 Saturday, Jul 10 Brooklyn Grays 4–5 36–29
66 Monday, Jul 12 New York Metropolitans 2–4 36–30
67 Tuesday, Jul 13 New York Metropolitans 9–3 37–30
68 Wednesday, Jul 14 New York Metropolitans 4–1 38–30
69 Thursday, Jul 15 New York Metropolitans 5–3 39–30
70 Saturday, Jul 17 @ Baltimore Orioles 7–6 40–30
71 Monday, Jul 19 @ Baltimore Orioles 5–4 41–30
72 Tuesday, Jul 20 @ Baltimore Orioles 2–5 41–31
73 Wednesday, Jul 21 @ Baltimore Orioles 1–6 41–32
74 Thursday, Jul 22 @ Philadelphia Athletics 4–7 41–33
75 Friday, Jul 23 @ Philadelphia Athletics 17–6 42–33
76 Saturday, Jul 24 @ Philadelphia Athletics 6–7 42–34
77 Sunday, Jul 25 @ Brooklyn Grays 3–6 42–35
78 Tuesday, Jul 27 @ New York Metropolitans 1–8 42–36
79 Wednesday, Jul 28 @ Brooklyn Grays 6–10 42–37
80 Thursday, Jul 29 @ New York Metropolitans 11–2 43–37
81 Saturday, Jul 31 @ New York Metropolitans 6–7 43–38
August: 19–6 (Home: 8–5; Away: 11–1)
# Date Opponent Score Record
82 Sunday, Aug 1 @ Brooklyn Grays 10–9 44–38
83 Tuesday, Aug 3 Brooklyn Grays 18–0 45–38
84 Wednesday, Aug 4 Brooklyn Grays 5–3 46–38
85 Thursday, Aug 5 Brooklyn Grays 3–4 46–39
86 Friday, Aug 6 Baltimore Orioles 1–3 46–40
87 Saturday, Aug 7 Baltimore Orioles 11–2 47–40
88 Monday, Aug 9 Baltimore Orioles 7–2 48–40
89 Tuesday, Aug 10 Philadelphia Athletics 14–7 49–40
90 Wednesday, Aug 11 Philadelphia Athletics 2–3 49–41
91 Thursday, Aug 12 Philadelphia Athletics 7–4 50–41
92 Monday, Aug 16 New York Metropolitans 1–0 51–41
93 Tuesday, Aug 17 New York Metropolitans 5–7 51–42
94 Wednesday, Aug 18 New York Metropolitans 0–2 51–43
95 Thursday, Aug 19 @ St. Louis Browns 6–0 52–43
96 Friday, Aug 20 @ St. Louis Browns 3–0 53–43
97 Saturday, Aug 21 @ St. Louis Browns 3–7 53–44
98 Sunday, Aug 22 @ St. Louis Browns 6–4 54–44
99 Monday, Aug 23 @ Louisville Colonels 6–3 55–44
100 Tuesday, Aug 24 @ Louisville Colonels 7–3 56–44
101 Wednesday, Aug 25 @ Louisville Colonels 7–2 57–44
102 Thursday, Aug 26 @ Louisville Colonels 7–0 58–44
103 Friday, Aug 27 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 11–8 59–44
104 Saturday, Aug 28 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 10–2 60–44
105 Sunday, Aug 29 @ Cincinnati Red Stockings 11–9 61–44
106 Tuesday, Aug 31 Louisville Colonels 7–5 62–44
September: 12–10 (Home: 7–6; Away: 5–4)
# Date Opponent Score Record
107 Wednesday, Sep 1 Louisville Colonels 1–5 62–45
108 Thursday, Sep 2 Louisville Colonels 6–2 63–45
109 Friday, Sep 3 Cincinnati Red Stockings 3–5 63–46
110 Saturday, Sep 4 Cincinnati Red Stockings 1–0 64–46
111 Monday, Sep 6 Cincinnati Red Stockings 13–4 65–46
112 Tuesday, Sep 7 St. Louis Browns 1–2 65–47
113 Wednesday, Sep 8 St. Louis Browns 4–8 65–48
114 Wednesday, Sep 8 St. Louis Browns 2–6 65–49
115 Thursday, Sep 9 St. Louis Browns 4–3 66–49
116 Friday, Sep 10 @ Philadelphia Athletics 4–3 67–49
117 Saturday, Sep 11 @ Philadelphia Athletics 10–18 67–50
118 Monday, Sep 13 @ Philadelphia Athletics 7–7 67–50
119 Tuesday, Sep 14 @ Baltimore Orioles 3–3 67–50
120 Thursday, Sep 16 @ Baltimore Orioles 6–0 68–50
121 Friday, Sep 17 @ New York Metropolitans 4–7 68–51
122 Saturday, Sep 18 @ Brooklyn Grays 7–4 69–51
123 Monday, Sep 20 @ New York Metropolitans 5–7 69–52
124 Tuesday, Sep 21 @ Brooklyn Grays 7–10 69–53
125 Wednesday, Sep 22 @ New York Metropolitans 7–0 70–53
126 Thursday, Sep 23 @ Brooklyn Grays 8–2 71–53
127 Saturday, Sep 25 Philadelphia Athletics 5–1 72–53
128 Monday, Sep 27 Philadelphia Athletics 5–1 73–53
129 Wednesday, Sep 29 Philadelphia Athletics 3–6 73–54
130 Thursday, Sep 30 Brooklyn Grays 12–0 74–54
October: 6–3 (Home: 6–3; Away: 0–0)
# Date Opponent Score Record
131 Friday, Oct 1 Brooklyn Grays 7–2 75–54
132 Saturday, Oct 2 Brooklyn Grays 4–6 75–55
133 Tuesday, Oct 5 Baltimore Orioles 3–6 75–56
134 Tuesday, Oct 5 Baltimore Orioles 3–3 75–56
135 Wednesday, Oct 6 Baltimore Orioles 0–6 75–57
136 Thursday, Oct 7 Baltimore Orioles 7–1 76–57
137 Friday, Oct 8 New York Metropolitans 9–0 77–57
138 Saturday, Oct 9 New York Metropolitans 4–2 78–57
139 Monday, Oct 11 New York Metropolitans 4–1 79–57
140 Tuesday, Oct 12 New York Metropolitans 7–2 80–57
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Tie

Roster

1886 Pittsburgh Alleghenys roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
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Manager

Player stats

Batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Regular Season
Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Sam Barkley 122 478 127 0.266 1 69
Bill Bishop 2 7 1 0.143 0 0
Tom Brown 115 460 131 0.285 1 51
Fred Carroll 122 486 140 0.288 5 64
John Coleman 11 43 15 0.349 0 9
Pud Galvin 50 194 49 0.253 0 21
Ed Glenn 71 277 53 0.191 0 26
Jim Handiboe 14 44 5 0.114 0 2
John Hofford 9 34 10 0.294 0 5
Bill Kuehne 117 481 98 0.204 1 48
Fred Mann 116 440 110 0.250 2 60
Doggie Miller 83 317 80 0.252 2 36
Ed Morris 64 227 38 0.167 1 24
Frank Mountain 18 55 8 0.145 0 2
Tom Quinn 3 11 0 0.000 0 0
Frank Ringo 15 56 12 0.214 0 5
Otto Schomberg 72 246 67 0.272 1 29
Pop Smith 126 483 105 0.217 2 57
Dan Sullivan 1 4 0 0.000 0 0
Art Whitney 136 511 122 0.239 0 55
Totals 4,854 1,171 0.241 16 563

Pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Regular Season
Player G IP W L ERA SO
Bill Bishop 2 17 0 1 3.18 4
Tom Brown 1 2 0 0 9.00 1
Pud Galvin 50 4342⁄3 29 21 2.67 72
Jim Handiboe 14 114 7 7 3.32 83
John Hofford 9 81 3 6 4.33 25
Ed Morris 64 5551⁄3 41 20 2.45 326
Frank Mountain 2 16 0 2 7.88 2
Art Whitney 1 6 0 0 3.00 2
Totals 1,226 57 80 2.83 515

Notable transactions

References

  1. "1886 Pittsburgh Alleghenys Schedule, Box Scores and Splits - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.
  2. "1886 Pittsburgh Alleghenys Roster by Baseball Almanac". Baseball Almanac.
  3. ^ "1886 Pittsburgh Alleghenys Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball Reference.
  4. Milt Scott page at Baseball Reference
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